Thrifty ways to save

While I was at the post office this week I learned something new, I thought I would pass it on to you.  I was mailing a small 6×9 inch  clasp envelope.  It only had one sheet of paper in it so it was about .60 cents to mail.  BUT because it had a metal clasp […]

A few days ago I did a post on how to get boneless skinless chicken breast for $1.29 a pound.  To read that post click here.  The catch to getting it at such a low price is you have to buy it in a 40 pound box.   It is frozen in 4 large bags,

Maybe it was the way I was raised, But I hate to waste food.  Growing up we always made sure to eat our “leftovers”  if the food did go bad, we would feed it to the dogs, cats, chickens, pigs, or anything else that was hungry.  We would NEVER dream of throwing any kind of

I just wanted to remind you all that a lot of coupons will expire on 3/31/09.  The last two P&G coupon inserts  over half the coupons all had the same expiration date of 3/31.   You might want to take a minute and look at your coupons.  If there is an item that you need

Last week I was in line behind a mom buying birthday supplies for her 5 year olds birthday party. She bought an adorable bright frosted Dora birthday cake, Dora plates, napkins,and Dora candles. They were all so cute, till I saw the price…….It came to over $40. Don’t get me wrong I am not saying

Stockpile a LITTLE at a time! I feel like I need to talk about what I call my food storage or stockpile. As you read my blog you will see that I do not shop like most. I try to stock up on the sale items for the week. Buying them at a low price

Why I save my coupons and wait for a sale! If you have read my coupons 101 post, you know that I clip coupons, and then wait to use them on a sale.  Most people get the coupons on Sunday, flip through the insert clip one or two that you want.  Then throw the rest